Iran set to hold congress to commemorate ex-President Rafsanjani

Tehran is going to host a congress in commemoration of former Iranian president and chairman of the country’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on his first death anniversary, Tasnim news agency reported.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is going to deliver a speech at the congress, a son of the late cleric, Mohsen Hashemi, told Tasnim on Sunday.

He noted that First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri and Hassan Khomeini, grandson of late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, will also address the commemorative gathering.

Another event will be held on Thursday, which marks the anniversary of Rafsanjani’s passing away. Ayatollah Javadi Amoli will speak at the event.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani was laid to rest at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini south of Tehran in January 2017.

He was an influential figure in a campaign led by Imam Khomeini that resulted in the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The deceased became president for two terms and was the chairman of the Expediency Council for some 20 years.